| Impact ID | 5829 |
| Impact Type | Predation/Herbivory |
| Study Type | Observational |
| Study Location | Field |
| Impact Description | The diet of silver carp, Hypophthalmichthys molitrix, included cyanobacteria, LGB algae, green algae, diatoms, Rotifera, Copepoda, and Cladocera from 30 different genera. The foreguts of 83 silver carp collected in Kentucky Lake contained phytoplankton (63.5%), zooplankton (33.8%), and heterotrophic flagellates (2.7%) by volume. This is first study in mainstem reservoir for flood storage and might explain differences with previous studies. |
| Reference | 40446 |
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| Location | Kentucky Lake, Kentucky |